SRS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter Class Readings : Ceremonial Magic, Kabbalah, Tarot Card Games

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Refers to a wide variety of methods aiming to determine the will of the god(s) or goddess(es) One of the oldest magical skills used by humans. Magical dreams, reading the signs of nature, interpreting the random toss of sticks or stones, flickering of a flame all methods of divination. The science, or study, of the stars. The notion of the zodiac is very ancient. One is the study of the stars as a natural science. Uses the natural science model, astrological influences are spoken in terms of forces, analogous to the forces of gravity and magnetism, radiated by the planets. One emphasizes the spiritual or occult dimension of the study of planetary influences. Emphasizes the correlations between celestial and mundane spheres. Prearranged harmony exists in the structure of the cosmos. Western ceremonial magic views astrology as providing insight into the occult forces that play on the earth. The planets rule different days of the weeks.